>I am currently reorganizing (and updating) our lab. strain collection,
>and want to computerize the whole thing to make it more accessible. I
>therefore need a database software which will run in Windows, and which
>has a) fields which will accept text with different formatting within
>each field (italics, superscript, Symbol font, etc), b) fields which will
>take graphics, for plasmid maps etc, and c) a useful searching
>algorithm, preferable with a "card-file" sort of format. The main problem
>seems to be getting the various formats WITHIN each field. Can anyone
>sugest a useful program to use, perhaps which is already in use for a
>similar purpose in another laboratory?
You might want to look at FileMaker Pro 3.0 from Claris. I think they are
out with a windows version. I use it for my straincollection and find it
very easy to use, customizable in almost any way and very powerful. You
can check it out at www.claris.com
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Microbiology laboratory, box 152
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e-mail: vilhels at rockvax.rockefeller.edu
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